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<h1>Complete a word in CotEditor on Mac</h1>

<p>Word completion assists you to enter words faster, such as when typing reserved words of programming languages, by typing just a few letters and selecting the complete word from the candidate list.</p>

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	<li><p>In the CotEditor app <img class="appicon" srcset="../../Shared/gfx/icon_32x32@2x.png 2x" alt=""/> on your Mac, open a document.</p></li>
	<li><p>Type the first few letters of a word.</p></li>
	<li><p>Choose Edit &gt; Complete, or press either <kbd>Option</kbd>-<kbd>Esc</kbd> or <kbd>F5</kbd>.</p></li>
	<li><p>Select the word you want to enter from the list.</p>
		<p>To close the list without completion, the press <kbd>Esc</kbd> key.</p>
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<p>Under the Completion section in the Mode settings pane, you can change the types of possible completions that appear in the list. For example, the list can include only the words in your document, or the words specified by your syntax additionally.</p>
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<h2>See also</h2>
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	<li><a href="settings_mode.html">Change Mode settings in CotEditor on Mac</a></li>
	<li><a href="syntax_completion_settings.html">Define completion candidates in CotEditor on Mac</a></li>
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